How to Delete Files on a Chromebook
0How to Delete Files on a Chromebook.
f you keep getting messages saying “Insufficient Disk Space” on your Chromebook, try the
following tutorial.
Usually Chromebook computers have limited internal memory and will quickly reach the maximum storage limit. From here, users will encounter error messages when downloading files and creating new files on the computer. It's time for users to clean up Chromebooks to regain precious storage space for themselves.
Whether you’ve got a Chromebook with just 16GB of local storage or a device with 64GB. There will come a time when you need to free up extra space on your computer. So let’s take a look at how to free up some storage space on your Chromebook.
Running out of local storage space can be a real pain and a challenge. Especially if you had very little storage space to begin with. If you’ve got 16GB of storage you’ll regularly need to do the checks we’ll go through now on a regular basis.
The thing is, even if you’ve access to 64GB of storage. It’s still easy to run out of space because we tend to get more sloppy with managing our local storage when we’ve got more to play with.
Storage space will be more of an issue if your Chromebook is capable of Android Apps. This is because you need local storage space to install these apps in the first place.
Chromebooks have always been appreciated for being fast and simple to use devices but they have also been panned for not packing great functionality. However, that’s about to change with the arrival of Play Store and Android apps but that also means that Chrome OS devices will need a lot more storage to accommodate the big Android apps and games. Presently, most of the affordable Chromebooks come with 16 GB of storage, while the high-end ones pack in 32 or 64 GB of SSD storage. While it is enough for Chrome OS in its current form, it won’t be enough when Android apps arrive for more Chromebooks.
Just using the Files application allows users to know how much disk space has been used and the rest on a Chromebook. In the Files application window, select the Downloads folder in the left column and then click the gear icon . In the drop down menu, you will see how much free disk space is left to use.